List of deaths through alcohol 431121 219157210 2008-06-13T20:54:29Z 189.25.77.146 /* List of deaths */ {{Dynamic list}} [[Image:John Barrymore.jpg|thumb|upright|John Barrymore]] [[Image:TrumanCapote1959.jpg|thumb|upright|Truman Capote]] [[Image:Chandler.jpg|thumb|upright|Raymond Chandler]] [[Image:Ira Hayes.jpg|thumb|upright|Ira Hayes]] [[Image:William Sydney Porter.jpg|thumb|upright|O. Henry]] [[Image:Joseph McCarthy.jpg|thumb|upright|Joseph McCarthy]] [[Image:Modest Musorgskiy, 1870.jpg|thumb|upright|Modest Mussorgsky]] This is a list of notable people who '''died either from the effects of excessive alcohol consumption or alcohol poisoning'''. The [[Journal of the American Medical Association]] defines [[alcoholism]] as "a primary, chronic disease characterized by impaired control over drinking, preoccupation with the drug alcohol, use of alcohol despite adverse consequences, and distortions in thinking, most notably denial."<ref>{{cite web |title=JAMA -- Abstract: The definition of alcoholism. The Joint Committee of the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence and the American Society of Addiction Medicine to Study the Definition and Criteria for the Diagnosis of Alcoholism, August 26, 1992, Morse and Flavin 268 (8): 1012 |url=http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/268/8/1012 |accessdate=2008-05-21}}</ref> The majority of people in this list died from causes brought on by alcoholism. In some cases, they died of multiple causes, with alcoholism being a major factor. Exceptions to this are those who died from [[accidental death]], such as [[alcohol poisoning]] caused by [[binge drinking]]. In these cases, misuse of [[drug]]s sometimes contributed to the person dying. Deaths caused indirectly by alcohol, such as in a [[car accident]] are not listed here. The table below lists people who died as a direct result of alcohol misuse. Dates of death are listed intead of dates of birth. ==List of deaths== {| class="wikitable" ! Name !! Death date !! Location !! Cause !! Age !! Occupation |- | [[Florence Ballard]] || [[21 February]] [[1976]] || [[Detroit, Michigan|Detroit]], [[United States]] || [[Heart attack]] || 32 || Singer<ref>{{cite book |title=American Singing Groups: A History from 1940s to Today |last=Warner |first=Jay |year=2006 |publisher=[[Hal Leonard]] |isbn=0634099787 |pages=p459 }}</ref> |- | [[John Barrymore]] || [[29 May]] [[1942]] || [[Hollywood, Los Angeles, California|Hollywood]], United States || Various || 60 || Actor<ref>{{cite web |title=John Barrymore, Shakespearean Actor Biography |url=http://www.shakespearean.com/Biography.htm |publisher=Shakespearean.com |accessdate=2008-05-15 }}</ref> |- | [[Brendan Behan]] || [[20 March]] [[1964]] || [[Dublin]], [[Ireland]] || [[Alcoholism]] || 41 || Writer<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/behan.htm |title=Brendan Behan |publisher=kirjasto.sci.fi |accessdate=2008-05-04 }}</ref> |- | [[Bix Beiderbecke]] || [[6 August]] [[1931]] || [[New York]], United States || [[Pneumonia]] || 28 || Musician<ref>{{cite book |title=Jazz and Death: Medical Profiles of Jazz Greats |last=Spencer |first=Frederick J. |year=2002 |publisher=[[University Press of Mississippi]] |isbn=1578064538 |pages=p99|accessdate=2008-05-04}}</ref> |- | [[George Best]] || [[25 November]] [[2005]] || [[London]], [[United Kingdom]] || Alcoholism || 59 || [[football (soccer)|Football]] player<ref>{{cite news |title=Football legend George Best dies |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4380332.stm |work=[[BBC News]] |publisher=[[BBC]] |date=[[2005-11-25]] |accessdate=2008-05-04 }}</ref> |- | [[John Bonham]] || [[24 September]] [[1980]] || [[Windsor]], United Kingdom || [[Alcohol poisoning]] || 32 || Musician<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/17537975/the_rise_and_fall_of_led_zeppelin_power_mystery_and_the_hammer_of_the_gods |title=Power, Mystery And The Hammer Of The Gods |last=Davis |first=Stephen |publisher=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=[[1985-07-04]] |accessdate=2008-05-14}}</ref> |- | [[Julia Bruns]] || [[24 December]] [[1927]] || [[New York City]], United States || Alcohol poisoning || 32 || [[Actress]], [[model (person)|model]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Liquor Kills Ex-Actress |publisher=[[New York Times]] |date=[[1927-12-25]] }}</ref> |- | [[Rob Buck]] || [[19 December]] [[2000]] || [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania|Pittsburgh]], United States || [[Liver failure]] || 42 || Musician<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1435370/20001220/10,000_maniacs.jhtml |title=10,000 Maniacs Guitarist Rob Buck Dies Of Liver Failure |last=Basham |first=David |publisher=[[MTV]] |accessdate=2008-05-15}}</ref> |- | [[Richard Burton]] || [[5 August]] [[1984]] || [[Geneva]], [[Switzerland]] || [[Cerebral haemorrhage]] || 58 || Actor<ref>{{cite web |title=Richard Burton - Films as actor:, Film as director: |url=http://www.filmreference.com/Actors-and-Actresses-Bo-Ca/Burton-Richard.html |publisher=filmreference.com |accessdate=2008-05-15 }}</ref> |- | [[David Byron]] || [[28 February]] [[1985]] || [[Reading, Berkshire|Reading]], United Kingdom || [[Heart attack]] || 38 || Musician<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sleazeroxx.com/rip/davidbyron.shtml |title=Sleaze Roxx: David Byron |publisher=Sleaze Roxx |accessdate=2008-05-04 }}</ref> |- | [[Truman Capote]] || [[25 August]] [[1984]] || [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]], United States || [[Liver disease]] || 59 || Writer<ref>{{cite news |first=Albin |last=Krebs |title=Truman Capote is Dead at 59; Novelist of Style and Clarity |url=http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/bday/0930.html |publisher=[[New York Times]] |date=[[1984-08-26]] |accessdate=2008-05-04 }}</ref> |- | [[Leonard Chadwick]] || [[18 May]] [[1940]] || [[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]], United States || [[asphyxiation]] || 61 || War hero<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.de.us/facts/history/chadwick.htm |title=Delaware's Medal of Honor Winners |publisher=delaware.gov |accessdate=2008-05-21}}</ref> |- | [[Raymond Chandler]] || [[26 March]] [[1959]] || [[La Jolla, San Diego, California|La Jolla]], United States || Pneumonia || 70 || Writer<ref>{{cite web |title=Raymond Chandler |url=http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/rchandle.htm |publisher=kirjasto.sci.fi |accessdate=2008-05-15 }}</ref> |- | [[Steve Clark]] || [[8 January]] [[1991]] || [[London]], United Kingdom || Alcoholism || 30 || [[Def Leppard]] guitarist<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sleazeroxx.com/rip/steveclark.shtml |title=Sleaze Roxx: Steve Clark |publisher=Sleaze Roxx |accessdate=2008-05-15}}</ref> |- | [[Michael Clarke (musician)|Michael Clarke]] || [[18 December]] [[1993]] || [[Treasure Island, Florida|Treasure Island]], United States || Alcoholism || 47 || Musician<ref>{{cite book |title=The Byrds: Timeless Flight Revisited : the Sequel |last=Rogan |first=Johnny |year=1998 |publisher=[[Music Sales Distributed]] |isbn=095295401X |pages=p.537}}</ref> |- | [[Brian Connolly]] || [[9 February]] [[1997]] || [[Slough]], United Kingdom || [[Renal failure]] || 52 || Singer<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.derbydeadpool.co.uk/deadpool1997/obits/connolly.html |title=Brian Connolly |publisher=[[Derby Dead Pool]] |accessdate=2008-05-15}}</ref> |- | [[Peter Cook]] || [[9 January]] [[1995]] || London, United Kingdom || Gastro-intestinal [[haemorrhage]] || 57 || Comedian<ref>{{cite book |title=Fallen Stars: Tragic Lives and Lost Careers |last=Upton |first=Julian |year=2004 |publisher=[[Headpress]] |isbn=1900486385 |pages=p.96 }}</ref> |- | [[Michael Elphick]] || [[7 September]] [[2002]] || London, United Kingdom || Alcoholism || 55 || Actor<ref>{{cite news |first=Anthony |last=Hayward |title=Michael Elphick |url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/michael-elphick-642500.html |publisher=[[The Independent]] |date=[[2002-09-11]] |accessdate=2008-05-07 }}</ref> |- | [[W. C. Fields]] || [[25 December]] [[1946]] || [[Pasadena, California|Pasadena]], United States || Alcoholism || 66 || Actor<ref>{{cite book |title=Vaudeville, Old & New: An Encyclopedia of Variety Performers in America |last=Cullen |first=Frank |coauthors=Hackman, Florence; McNeilly, Donald |year=2007 |publisher=[[Routledge]] |isbn=0415938538 |pages=pp.383-386}}</ref> |- | [[F. Scott Fitzgerald]] || [[21 December]] [[1940]] || Hollywood, United States || [[Heart attack]] || 44 || Writer<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.online-literature.com/fitzgerald/ |title=F. Scott Fitzgerald - Biography and Works |publisher=The Literature Network |accessdate=2008-05-07}}</ref> |- | [[Errol Flynn]] || [[14 October]] [[1959]] || [[Vancouver]], [[Canada]] || Heart attack || 50 || Actor<ref>{{cite book |title=The Hollywood Book of Scandals |last=Parish |first=James Robert |publisher=[[McGraw-Hill Professional]] |pages=p.92 |year=2004 |isbn=0071421890 }}</ref> |- | [[Garrincha]] || [[20 Jan]] [[1983]] || Rio de Janeiro, Brazil || Alcoholism || 49 || Soccer player<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ifhof.com/hof/garrincha.asp |title=GARRINCHA - International Football Hall of Fame |publisher=ifhof.com |accessdate=2008-06-13}}</ref> |- | [[Alexander Godunov]] || [[18 May]] [[1995]] || Hollywood, United States || Alcoholism || 45 || Dancer/actor<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/94/Alexander-Godunov.html |title=Alexander Godunov Biography (1949-1995) |publisher=filmreference.com |accessdate=2008-05-08}}</ref> |- | [[Patrick Hamilton (dramatist)|Patrick Hamilton]] || [[23 September]] [[1962]] || [[Sheringham]], United Kingdom || [[Cirrhosis]] || 58 || Writer<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.litweb.net/biography/248/Patrick_Hamilton.html |title=Patrick Hamilton Biography and Bibliography at LitWeb.net |accessdate=2008-05-08}}</ref> |- | [[William Rowan Hamilton]] || [[2 September]] [[1865]] || [[Ireland]] || [[Gout]] || 60 || [[Mathematician]]<ref>{{cite news |first=William |last=Reville |title=Ireland's Greatest Mathematician |url=http://understandingscience.ucc.ie/pages/sci_williamrowanhamilton.htm |publisher=[[The Irish Times]] |date=[[2004-02-26]] |accessdate=2008-05-08 }}</ref> |- | [[Lorenz Hart]] || [[22 November]] [[1943]] || New York City, United States || Alcoholism || 48 || Lyricist<ref>{{cite book |title=tin pan alley: An Encyclopedia of the Golden Age of American Song |last=Jasen |first=David A. |publisher=[[Taylor & Francis]] |year=2003 |pages=p.184-5 |isbn=0415938775}}</ref> |- | [[Ira Hayes]] || [[23 January]] [[1955]] || [[Arizona]], United States || Exposure || 32 || War hero<ref>{{cite book |title=Backcountry Adventures Arizona |last=Massey |first=Peter |coauthors=Wilson, Jeanne |publisher=[[Adler Publishing]] |year=2006 |pages=p.78-9 |isbn=1930193289}}</ref> |- | [[O. Henry]] || [[June 5]] [[1910]] || New York, United States || Cirrhosis || 47 || Writer<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/ohenry.htm |title=O.Henry |publisher=kirjasto.sci.fi |accessdate=2008-05-08}}</ref> |- | [[Billie Holiday]] || [[17 July]] [[1959]] || New York City, United States || Alcoholism || 44 || Singer<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rockhall.com/inductee/billie-holiday |title=Billie Holiday |publisher=[[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] |accessdate=2008-05-11}}</ref> |- | [[Naftali Herz Imber]] || [[8 October]] [[1909]] || New York, United States || Alcoholism || 53 || Poet<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.byaaronhoward.com/index.php?action=details&record=18 |title=Drinking Problem? What Drinking Problem?: Published Works of Aaron Howard |accessdate=2008-05-02 }}</ref> |- | [[Yootha Joyce]] || [[24 August]] [[1980]] || London, England || Alcoholism || 53 || Actress<ref>{{cite web |url=www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/main.jhtml?xml=/opinion/2007/12/15/do1506.xml|title=Everyone should know their alcohol limits |accessdate=2008-06-10 }}</ref> |- | [[Phil Katz]] || [[14 April]] [[2000]] || [[Wisconsin]], United States || Alcoholism || 37 || Computer programmer<ref>{{cite news |first=Lee |last=Hawkins |title=The short, tormented life of computer genius Phil Katz |url=http://www2.jsonline.com/news/state/may00/katz21052000a.asp |publisher=[[Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]] |date=[[2000-05-21]] |accessdate=2008-05-11 }}</ref> |- | [[Jack Kerouac]] || [[21 October]] [[1969]] || [[Tampa Bay Area|Tampa Bay]], United States || Alcoholism || 47 || Writer<ref>{{cite news |first=Colette |last=Bancroft |title=Witnesses to a legend: Jack Keroua |url=http://www.sptimes.com/2007/09/02/Books/Witnesses_to_a_legend.shtml |publisher=[[St. Petersburg Times]] |date=[[2007-09-02]] |accessdate=2008-05-11 }}</ref> |- | [[Veronica Lake]] || [[7 July]] [[1973]] || [[Vermont]], United States || [[Acute hepatitis]] || 50 || Actress<ref>{{cite book |title=Peekaboo: The Story of Veronica Lake |last=Lenburg |first=Jeff |year=2001 |publisher=[[iUniverse]] |isbn=0595192394 |pages=p.241}}</ref> |- | [[Kevin Lloyd]] || [[2 May]] [[1998]] || [[Staffordshire]], United Kingdom || Alcoholism || 49 || Actor<ref>{{cite news |title=Axed TV star Tosh dies |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/87266.stm |work=[[BBC News]] |publisher=[[BBC]] |date=[[1998-05-04]] |accessdate=2008-05-11 }}</ref> |- | [[Mickey Mantle]] || [[13 August]] [[1995]] || [[Dallas, Texas|Dallas]], United States || [[Liver cancer]] || 63 || [[New York Yankees]] center fielder<ref>{{cite news |title=Mickey Mantle, Legend of Baseball, Dies at 63 |url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/sports/longterm/memories/1995/95pass6.htm |publisher=[[Washington Post]] |date=[[1995-08-14]] |accessdate=2008-05-13}}</ref> |- | [[Pete Maravich]] || [[5 January]] [[1988]] || Pasadena, United States || Heart attack || 40 || [[Basketball]] player<ref>{{cite news |title=Maravich's creative artistry dazzled |url=http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/print?id=1142442 |last=Carter |first=Bob |publisher=[[ESPN]] |date=[[2001-03-09]] |accessdate=2008-05-19}}</ref> |- | [[Joseph McCarthy]] || [[2 May]] [[1957]] || [[Maryland]], United States || Acute hepatitis || 48 || Politician<ref>{{cite book |title=Senator Joe McCarthy |last=Rovere |first=Richard H. |year=1996 |publisher=[[University of California Press]] |isbn=0520204727 |pages=p.246-7}}</ref> |- | [[Ron "Pigpen" McKernan]] || [[8 March]] [[1973]] || [[Corte Madera, California|Corte Madera]], United States || [[Gastrointestinal haemorrhage]] || 27 || Musician<ref>{{cite news |title=The poisoned chalice |url=http://www.star-ecentral.com/news/story.asp?file=/2007/2/4/music/16763438 |last=Vengadesan |first=Martin |publisher=thestar online |date=[[2007-02-04]] |accessdate=2008-05-19}}</ref> |- | [[Clyde McPhatter]] || [[13 June]] [[1972]] || [[The Bronx]], United States || Heart attack || 39 || [[R&B]] singer<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rockhall.com/inductee/clyde-mcphatter |title=Clyde McPhatter |publisher=[[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]]|accessdate=2008-05-14}}</ref> |- | [[Grace Metalious]] || [[25 February]] [[1964]] || Boston, United States || [[Cirrhosis]] || 39 || Writer<ref>{{cite book |title=Concord Monitor Profiles of One Hundred People Who Shaped The New Hamphire Century |last=Belman |first=Felice |coauthors=Pride, Mike |year=2001 |publisher=[[UPNE]] |isbn=1584650877 |pages=p.215 }}</ref> |- | [[Modest Mussorgsky]] || [[28 March]] [[1881]] || [[Saint Petersburg]], [[Russia]] || Alcoholism || 42 || Composer<ref>{{cite book |title=The Rough Guide to Opera |last=Boyden |first=Matthew |coauthors=Kimberley, Nick; Staines, Joe |year=2002 |publisher=[[Rough Guides]] |isbn=1858287499 |pages=p331-2}}</ref> |- | [[Barbara Payton]] || [[8 May]] [[1967]] || [[San Diego, California|San Diego]], United States || [[Liver failure]] || 39 || Actress<ref>{{cite news |title=STARR LIGHT Barbara Payton |last=Starr |first=Steve |url=http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=3223 |date=[[2004-01-07]] |publisher=[[Windy City Times]] |accessdate=2008-05-19}}</ref> |- | [[Franklin Pierce]] || [[8 October]] [[1869]] || [[Concord, New Hampshire|Concord]], United States || [[Edema]] || 64 || [[U.S. President]]<ref>{{cite book |title=Franklin Pierce |last=Evensen Lazo |first=Caroline |year=2007 |publisher=[[Twenty-First Century Books]] |isbn=0822514923 |pages=p.101}}</ref> |- | [[Oliver Reed]] || [[May 2]] [[1999]] || [[Malta]] || Alcoholism || 61 || Actor<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/334046.stm |title=Actor Oliver Reed dies |date=[[1999-05-02]] |work=[[BBC News]] |publisher=[[BBC]] |accessdate=2008-05-20}}</ref> |- | [[Bon Scott]] || [[19 February]] [[1980]] || [[Dulwich]], United Kingdom || Alcohol poisoning || 33 || [[AC/DC]] singer<ref>{{cite news |first=Richard |last=Jinman |title=25 years on, AC/DC fans recall how wild rocker met his end |url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2005/feb/19/arts.artsnews |publisher=[[The Guardian]] |date=[[2005-02-19]] |accessdate=2008-05-21 }}</ref> |- | [[Jean Stafford]] || [[26 March]] [[1979]] || [[White Plains, New York|White Plains]], United States || [[Cardiac arrest]] || 63 || Writer<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.accuracyproject.org/cbe-Stafford,Jean.html |title=Jean Stafford |publisher=[[Internet Accuracy Project]] |accessdate=2008-05-21}}</ref> |- | [[Dylan Thomas]] || [[9 November]] [[1953]] || New York, United States || Alcoholism || 39 || Writer<ref>{{cite book |title=Makers of Modern Culture: Makers of Culture |last=Wintle |first=Justin |year=2002 |publisher=[[Routledge]] |isbn=0415265835 |pages=p.518 }}</ref> |- | [[James Thurber]] || [[2 November]] [[1961]] || New York, United States || Stroke || 66 || Cartoonist and writer<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/thurber.htm |title=James Thurber |publisher=kirjasto.sci.fi |accessdate=2008-05-21}}</ref> |- | [[Keith Whitley]] || [[9 May]] [[1989]] || [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]], United States || Alcohol poisoning || 33 || [[Country music]] singer<ref>{{cite book |title=All Music Guide to Country: The Definitive Guide to Country Music |last=Bogdanov |first=Vladimir |coauthors=Woodstra, Chris; Erlewine, Stephen Thomas |year=2003 |publisher=[[Backbeat Books]] |isbn=0879307609 |pages=p.818}}</ref> |- | [[Hank Williams]] || [[1 January]] [[1953]] || [[Oak Hill, West Virginia|Oak Hill]], United States || Acute ventricular dilation || 29 || Musician<ref>{{cite book |title=Hank Williams, So Lonesome |last=Koon |first=Bill |year=2002 |publisher=[[University Press of Mississippi]] |isbn=1578062837 |pages=p.78-9 }}</ref> |- | [[David Woodley]] || [[4 May]] [[2003]] || [[Shreveport, Louisiana|Shreveport]], United States || Liver disease || 44 || [[NFL]] quarterback<ref>{{cite news |url=http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/playoffs07/news/story?id=3209245 |title=Super Bowl XVII starter Woodley's life drifted after football |last=Merrill |first=Elizabeth |date=[[2008-01-23]] |publisher=[[ESPN]] |accessdate=2008-05-21}}</ref> |- | [[Lester Young]] ||[[15 March]] [[1959]] || New York, United States || Heart failure || 49 || Musician<ref>{{cite book |title=Lester Young |last=Porter |first=Lewis |year=2005 |publisher=[[University of Michigan Press]] |isbn=0472089226 |pages=p.30 }}</ref> |- | [[Townes Van Zandt]] || [[1 January]] [[1997]] || [[Texas]], United States || Heart attack || 52 || Musician<ref>{{cite news |url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9505E7DD1739F930A35752C0A961958260 |title= Townes Van Zandt, Singer And Influential Songwriter, 52 |last=Strauss |first=Neil |publisher=[[New York Times]] |date=[[1997-01-03]] |accessdate=2008-05-21}}</ref> |} ==See also== * [[Lists of people by cause of death]] ==Notes== {{reflist|2}} [[Category:Alcohol abuse]] [[Category:Lists of people by cause of death|Alcohol]] [[Category:Alcohol-related lists|Deaths]] [[Category:Alcohol-related deaths|*]] [[fi:Luettelo alkoholiin kuolleista henkilöistä]]